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Resources
General Stroke Guidelines
Acute Stroke Management
Stroke Prevention
Stroke Recovery
Organisation of Care
Stroke Diagnosis
Imaging
Sources for Guidlines
General Stroke Guidelines
- Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care (2008)
Canadian Stroke Network - PDF - National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke, 2nd Edition (June 2004)
Royal College of Physicians - PDF - American Heart Association Prevention Conference IV: Prevention and Rehabilitation of Stroke - Access (Circulation)
- Stroke Statistics (2009)
American Heart Association - PDF - Recommendations for the Management of Hypertension (2009)
Canadian Hypertension Education Program - PDF
Acute Stroke Management
- Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Ischemic Stroke (2007) - Access (Stroke)
American Stroke Association Scientific Statement - Guidelines for the Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Stroke (2009) - Access (Stroke)
American Stroke Association Scientific Statement - Blood Pressure Control and Secondary Stroke Prevention (2004)
Karolinska Stroke Update - Antiplatelet Therapy (2004)
Karolinska Stroke Update - Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents in Acute Ischemic Stroke (2002) - Access (Stroke)
American Heart Association Scientific Statement
- Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke (2007)
Thrombosis Interest Group of Canada
- Brain Attack Coalition - Acute Stroke Toolbox
Tools for health care professionals developing systems to enable the rapid diagnosis and treatment of acute stroke. Includes patient management guidelines and pathways.
Stroke Prevention
- Primary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke (2006)
A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council: Cosponsored by the Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Interdisciplinary Working Group; Cardiovascular Nursing Council; Clinical Cardiology Council; Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Council; and the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group
- Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease - PDF
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) - Guidelines for Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (2006)
Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Council on Stroke
- Carotid Endarterectomy and Angioplasty (2004)
Karolinska Stroke Update
- Statins and Thrombin Inhibitors (2004)
Karolinska Stroke Update
- Determining the Appropriateness of Selected Surgical and Medical Management Options in Recurrent Stroke Prevention: A Guideline for Primary Care Physicians (2004) - PDF
National Stroke Association Work Group on Recurrent Stroke Prevention
- Recurrent Stroke in Patients with Patent Foramen Ovale and Atrial Septal Aneurysm (2004) - PDF
American Academy of Neurology practice statement - Prevention of Ischemic Stroke (2005)
Thrombosis Interest Group of Canada - Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (2007)
Thrombosis Interest Group of Canada - ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (2006) - PDF
American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association
Recovery
- Management of Adult Stroke Rehabilitation Care: A Clinical Practice Guideline (2005)
AHA/ASA-Endorsed Practice Guidelines
- Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Adult Stroke Rehabilitation Care Executive Summary (2005)
- Physical Activity and Exercise Recommendations for Stroke Survivors (2004) - Access (Circulation)
AHA Scientific Statement - Statins After Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (2004) - Access (Stroke)
AHA/ASA Scientific Advisory
Stroke Care Organisation
- Recommendations for Comprehensive Stroke Centers (2005)
A Consensus Statement From the Brain Attack Coalition - Recommendations for the Establishment of Stroke Systems of Care (2005)
- Access (Stroke)
American Stroke Association’s Task Force on the Development of Stroke Systems - Recommendations for Improving the Quality of Care Through Stroke Centers and Systems: An Examination of Stroke Center Identification Options (2002) - Access (Stroke)
American Stroke Association Multidisciplinary Consensus Recommendations
Diagnosis
- Investigation for Suspected Hypercoagulable States (Thrombophilias) (2006)
Thrombosis Interest Group of Canada - Screening and Treatment of Hyperhomocysteinemia (2002)
Thrombosis Interest Group of Canada
Imaging
- The Impact of Imaging on Stroke Treatment and Clinical Outcome (2004)
Karolinska Stroke Update - American College of Radiology Standards
Sources for Stroke Guidelines and Consensus Statements
- The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) - Stroke Group
Abstracts of > 40 systematic, updated reviews of various aspects of stroke therapy. Full reviews are available by personal or institutional subscription. - American Heart Association Medical and Scientific Statements
Growing list of detailed consensus statements on all aspects of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Stroke guidelines are listed individually below. Guidelines for Palm and other handheld devices are available from Mobile Medica. - American Academy of Neurology - Guideline Statements
Large listing of guidelines, advisories and parameters. - US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH) - Cardiovascular Information for Health Professionals
Current guidelines and interactive web sites for primary prevention treatment of hypertension, obesity and cholesterol. - National Guideline Clearinghouse
Sponsored by the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - American College of Cardiology
Practice guidelines and quality standards - Systematic Reviews & Recommendations of Conditions Affecting Primarily the Elderly
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care - Canadian Medical Association - Access
Evidence-Based Resource Sheets and Tools
- Mobile Medica - Apprisor
Downloadable guidelines from the American Heart Association for handheld devices. Includes a full selection of stroke management and prevention recommendations.